by Alison Wiley Asking Linda Quirk of Run 7 On 7 to buy carbon offsets for her extensive air travel (see last post) reminded me and my husband to buy our offsets for 2008 (we can estimate the carbon we’ll burn for the rest of the year). Note: while I think that buying carbon offsets [...]
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Buying Our Carbon Offsets
November 16th, 2008 · No Comments · energy, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, transportation
Tags: carbon counter·carbon footprint·Climate Trust·consumption·economics·electricity·freight trucks·global warming·green living·happiness·idling emissions·Oregon·Portland·renewable energy
How To Slash Your Electricity Bill
November 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments · energy, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability
by Alison Wiley My diamond-cut household’s monthly electricity use is about half the national average. Besides saving more than $450/year, we’re lowering our carbon footprint because even here in Oregon, coal-burning fuels about 36% of our electricity. And our house is happy, not deprived (diamond-cut = chiseling our consumption down to the core of happiness). [...]
Tags: aerators·carbon footprint·CFL's·Dano·electricity·energy conservation·Energy Star·green living·Oregon·refrigerator·thrift
Electric Vehicles: Truly Green, Or No?
July 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments · lifestyle
Living here in Portland, Oregon, I’ve become aware that we have the highest percentage of hybrid cars of any city in the nation. I’ve also observed that Portland General Electric (PGE) has the largest renewable power program in the country. (Disclosure: I’m married to Thor Hinckley, the manager of that renewables program.) The new piece [...]
Tags: carbon footprint·cars·electric cars·electricity·energy conservation·environment·green living·hybrids·Oregon·PGE·plug-in stations·Portland
